This is a directly antithetical view to notions Eliezer has expressed

Authority is appealed to too often.

On that note I absolutely agree.

there have been instances of post-modern philosophers delivering speeches to OWS groups.

"there have been"!? Also, quantity of speeches or something like that would be important, not instances.

Quantity is not always necessarily the bottom line in providing information towards validating a statement. In this case for example, I believe it is sufficient that there has been at least one organized event -- considering how bottom-up the organization of OWS itself is -- where a known and reputed-as post-modern philosopher gave a speech at what is otherwise a purely political demonstration. That is more of a qualitative than a quantitative statement.

This is where you get New Agers who say "Well that's just your opinion, man."

Not ideal to caricature like that, but not terrible.

Would it help to consider it a disclosure of personal bias on my part?

This post is much better than its grandparent and I hope you can write such stuff not as responses to questions. I'd like to see more like this and less

Thank you for your continued help in my effort to become a better commenter. I will consider this further. No promises, though... I'm too cantankerous an ass to be easily amenable to change. :-)